NER Class E

{{Short description|Class of 0-6-0T locomotives designed by Thomas Worsdell}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}

{{one source|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox locomotive

|powertype=Steam

|name = NER Class E
LNER Class J71

|image = Normanton (LMS) Locomotive Depot geograph-2380330-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

|caption = No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947

|designer = T.W. Worsdell

|builder =

|builddate = 1886-1895

|totalproduction = 120

|whytetype = 0-6-0T

|gauge = {{track gauge|uksg}}

|driverdiameter = {{convert|4|ft|7+1/4|in|abbr=on}}

|wheelbase = {{convert|13|ft|8|in|abbr=on}}

|length = {{convert|28|ft|8+3/4|in|abbr=on}}

|locoweight = {{convert|37.6|LT|abbr=on}}

|axleload = {{convert|13.2|LT|abbr=on}}

|fueltype = coal

|fuelcap = {{convert|1.25|LT|abbr=on}}

|watercap = {{convert|690|impgal|abbr=on}}

|cylindercount = two inside

|cylindersize = {{convert|16|x|22|in|abbr=on}}
last 20 built with {{convert|16+3/4|x|22|in|abbr=on}}

|firearea = {{convert|11.3|sqft|abbr=on}}

|boilerpressure = {{convert|140|psi|MPa|abbr=on}}

|tractiveeffort = {{convert|12130|lbf|kN|abbr=on}}

|operatorclass=

|operator = North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Railways

| numinclass = 81 (BR)

|disposition = All scrapped

|locobrakes=Steam

|trainbrakes = Some fitted with vacuum for passenger use

}}

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotive designed by T.W. Worsdell. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear and were the basis for the later NER Class E1 (LNER Class J72).